diff --git a/yogstation/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm b/yogstation/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
index e3bffb9aeee0..0683fc415d1a 100644
--- a/yogstation/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
+++ b/yogstation/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(ahelp_tickets, /datum/admin_help_tickets, new)
 
 	var/list/_interactions	//use AddInteraction() or, preferably, admin_ticket_log()
 	var/static/ticket_counter = 0
+	var/static/last_bwoinking = 0
 
 //call this on its own to create a ticket, don't manually assign current_ticket
 //msg is the title of the ticket: usually the ahelp text
@@ -178,9 +179,11 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(ahelp_tickets, /datum/admin_help_tickets, new)
 /datum/admin_help/proc/check_owner() // Handles unclaimed tickets; returns TRUE if no longer unclaimed
 	if(!handling_admin && state == AHELP_ACTIVE)
 		message_admins("<font color='blue'>Ticket [TicketHref("#[id]")] Unclaimed!</font>")
-		for(var/client/X in GLOB.admins)
-			if(check_rights_for(X,R_BAN) && (X.prefs.toggles & SOUND_ADMINHELP)) // Can't use check_rights here since it's dependent on $usr
-				SEND_SOUND(X, sound('sound/effects/adminhelp.ogg'))
+		if(world.time > last_bwoinking)
+			last_bwoinking = world.time + 1 SECONDS
+			for(var/client/X in GLOB.admins)
+				if(check_rights_for(X,R_BAN) && (X.prefs.toggles & SOUND_ADMINHELP)) // Can't use check_rights here since it's dependent on $usr
+					SEND_SOUND(X, sound('sound/effects/adminhelp.ogg'))
 		return FALSE
 	return TRUE